Portolan atlas

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Title:
Portolan atlas
Description:
Manuscript portolan atlas containing six maps: Brazil and the south Atlantic Ocean -- South America with the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans -- Mediterranean region -- Northeast North America and North Atlantic Ocean -- Southern Africa with the Pacific and Indian Oceans -- North America and the Caribbean Area.
Cartographer:
Roussin, Augustin
Date:
[ca. 1620]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Manuscript maps
Nautical charts--Early works to 1800
Atlantic Ocean--Early works to 1800
Pacific Ocean--Early works to 1800
Indian Ocean--Early works to 1800
Mediterranean Sea--Early works to 1800
Caribbean Sea--Early works to 1800
Places:
South America
Africa
Brazil
North America (area)
Canada > Province of Prince Edward Island (province)
Mediterranean Sea
West Indies
Africa
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Extent:
1 atlas ([14] p.) : 6 maps, ms., hand col., vellum ; 35 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Marseilles]
Scale:
Scales differ
Language:
Spanish
Notes:
Inscribed on p. [7]: "Augustin Roussin M'a feict dans la ville de Marseille."
On inside front cover: "Dated by M. Marcel Destombes as probably about 1620, made by the elder Augustin Roussin."
Bound in full calf leather case with blind and gold tooled lines, corner decoration and central lozenge.
Text block consists of eight parchment folios, with renderings of six maps, adhered back-to-back with a pasteboard core between each.
Coat of arms of either Emmanuel Philibert or Charles Emmanuel I, Dukes of Savoy, on first page; graphite drawing on last page.
Notes (language):
Most place names in Spanish, but some have Italian or French spellings. Roussin's statement of responsibility in French.
Identifier:
06_01_000047
06_01_000048
06_01_000049
06_01_000050
06_01_000051
06_01_000052
06_01_000053
06_01_000054
06_01_000055
06_01_000056
Call #:
G1059 .R6 1620x
Barcode:
39999059015287